The Meeker herald., 1887-12-24

| professional agitators about the abJect
misery OF the majority Of our citizens
and their readiness 10 rise in rebellion
against the existing order OF things II
something is not done immediately
for their relief Exceptional cases oi
hardship are taken 10 be the rule. and IL
Is assumed that whole inultliules
among us are starving and consequently
desperate.
The truth is that no more disconicn,
prevails among Americans nj this
moment than Is Ia be expected from
human nature under the most favorable
conditions; and what there is l., not only
no, dangerous, but very useful s,imu-
liant 10 healthy development Of the
social organization. Mankind have al
ways been discOntcnied, and ALWAYS
Viii bc. II their Creator had been con-
tented when He created them, lie
would have no motive for their creation,
s."i thee, "an" i.oitinately b, their
discomfort. OHr iorc!a,hcts were dis
came over here. Discomfort with their
colonial condition melted them 10 fight
for independence, and made us III. ma
ton that We ARE. Discomfort with tie
old fashioned, slow methods Of travel
anh communication produced the steam
boat. tie railroad and the electric telc'
graph. Discomfort with hls poverty
leads thr poor 10y 10 make ciiOriswhich
end IN his becoming a rich capitalist;
IL leads 10 the countless enterprises la
trade and commerce by which the pub
lie Is benefited; IL leads tn all III. ioli-
teal and social Improvements which
anr advancing the race; and II u were
qnl-i.i ono. for all. there would h.
social s,aguatinn. The thoroughly colt
tented man Is a dead man, and tie dead
man Is the only thoroughly coutcnic',
man.
II will H. said. II course, that It Is
not healthy discomfort that Is feared,
but III. discomfort that comes from con-
sciousucss oi Injustice and oppression,
coupled Will despair OF redress 10y
pcac.ablc and lawful means. The ~.
srttion !s made that the masses o. our
people, ground down into the dust by a
lew rich aud uussTupUiou, rosur., arc
/ frantic with their wrongs, aud that
nothing short oi revolution will result
unless these wtunsi are r.drrssc'l. We
have heard comparatively Intelligent
men make gloomy predictions Of riots
III tbi, city. ani paint lufid p.ctuT-a OF
. at - NsnEh
marching up fiith ay-Hu. To burn and
t1 destroy. Ia order Ia compel III. rich
to relieve their misery. Th-y tai. -
II soci-ly was resting over volcano
ready To- bnTsi Into an eruption ut any
mumuuI.
.saIrc A. il.!.- Lsss ~ al N-t- .Ini
tlis; - SID atont ,h- misery and dis
content vi IL. mass ui our people. II i
absurd la L,nry tia; 10 u country whcT'
every male over tile a.sr OF tw-niy.Onr
is OF can become yoi.r violence Il
necessary To- redress rurular wrongs.
Tie most that can hr expected !. in-
cpnsli.raic and ylndlciiyc lcgia!aiiuu.
and Uf this ,i-T- IN nn present indicA-
tiDn. 4, ih- dread OF laud munuiniy
which. senator Dopliliir says, rn,srssc,
tie popular mind. II mas exist in special
n-ighiutliolds ia the West, hut here .n
th- last there Is m iuIcr uf II. 1hat
one man should own six. sixty ur siNty
thousand acres ~ land Is not felt tu h.
Of Importance b. any other man IhHi
We know Of Whenever large land
osncr,tips got 10 bc buricusImc tho
people will dra! with them as they have
dealt with other OWLS. but ihcy will not
borrow frim tire future trouble which
may never come.
/ Compared with oihcg couniur, Hud
with other times none ever gave 50 litilc
cause Tor dissatisfaction Ia It's citizens
- the United States does now. Not
unly NJ. the nccctsafJra uf Tie abundant
aud cheap. but inuuincEahlc luNutic''
formerly not aitaiuahlu even 10y the Iich
ar, at the command Yf the poor. Work
is plenty and In general we'll pui. Thc
workiusmn with the lnsrst wages has
a dwelling. fnoI. clothing. lisli, fuel
anil amus"mrut-. such - un milliuuaiT"
hal IN yclu, ago. lie is carried to and
ffum hi, work with q swiiiness and
comfort beyond that of Cleopatra ;
barge. lie buys for two cents the sun,
bringing him the news from the four
quarters Of the earth with more fullncs,
and accuracy than any King OF emperor
once could secure. HIS children arc
we'll educated n, the public expense. and
his voice IN the management Of public
affairs Is ~ potent rs that OF bis
wcalthiest n.iGhbpr. That hs should
be- disconirntei is. - We have seen.
natural and inevitable. but his discnu-
unt Is natural SYMPTOM. aud hy M
means Of the dangerous Kind which
leads TO mischief lie docs not wan,
loss fer others. but more for himself
ard he secs very plainly that To" way to
get wha' he wants IS tn maintain that
social order without which his efforts
would bc futile
Wonh.Fli, Cures.
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